President-elect Donald Trump has begun receiving classified intelligence briefings from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Officials told the Washington Post that the briefings began after the November election. His last briefing was in January 2021. The process is customary and one of the earliest parts of the presidential transition process. “ODNI is […]
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) said her administration will work with President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming administration so long as its policies do not harm communities in the state. In remarks said during a visit to the border town of Nogales, Arizona, Monday, Hobbs expressed concern about Trump’s mass deportation plan, in which Trump has pledged to […]
Former President Bill Clinton says in his new book that he wishes he “had never met” Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sexual offender. In his latest memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, Clinton says he regrets ever meeting Epstein to talk about his foundation, according to a report by the Associated Press. Clinton […]
The Russia-Ukraine war, expected by both sides to last only days or weeks, has now reached its 1,000th day. After Russia invaded in the early morning of Feb. 24, 2022, Russian and Western analysts expected a quick collapse of Ukrainian forces. After fierce initial resistance and unprecedented Western sanctions against Moscow, these expectations switched to […]
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to fundamentally remake the Department of Education in his second term, a move which, if achieved, will have a significant impact on initiatives President Joe Biden put into place to forgive student loan debt. During his own 2020 campaign, Biden vowed to forgive tens of thousands in debt for every […]
The United Nations can offer no information regarding suspects in the looting of almost 100 humanitarian aid trucks that took place last weekend in Gaza as lawlessness and black markets spread across the region. Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, was asked at a Monday press conference for updates on the Saturday […]
President Joe Biden was at the forefront of the latest round of photos with world leaders at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, following a mishap that caused him to miss yesterday’s photo. Footage of Biden making his way to the stage with the other global leaders was shared online. He stood between […]
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell told Congress on Tuesday that she will request an investigation from the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general after the agency terminated an employee for withholding services to hurricane victims for political reasons. Criswell’s declaration came during testimony before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing, her first […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sidestepped questions on how he’ll address proposals to ban transgender lawmakers from using female bathroom facilities inside the Capitol building, even as GOP lawmakers vowed this is only the start. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) defended her decision to file a bill targeting Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), who is set to […]
Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello had his pastoral duties reduced nearly to none Monday when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn discovered money transfers to New York City Mayor‘s office. As Mayor Eric Adams is facing his own barrage of corruption and bribery charges from a federal court, Bishop Robert Brennan issued a statement to announce that […]
